Minecraft plugin Sit

🔌 About Sit

Sit is a Minecraft plugin that adds a natural sitting mechanic to Java Edition servers. It lets players sit on stairs, slabs, and other configured blocks by spawning a hidden entity (configurable per layout) and positioning the player as a rider, producing a convincing sitting animation without client mods.

🎯 Purpose

Sit solves the lack of a native "sit" action in Minecraft by providing a server-side way to sit on furniture-like blocks. It is useful for server owners who want decorative seating, roleplay features, or improved player interaction without requiring client-side changes.

⚙️ Features

• Custom sitable layouts (named layouts that target specific block types).
• Ability to sit on stairs, slabs, or any block listed in a layout.
• Configurable entity used as the sitting mount (example: pig, armor stand) and options such as hiding a saddle for certain entities.
• Per-layout offsets (x, y, z) to fine-tune sitting position.
• Per-layout permission configuration (ability to require a permission node for a layout).
• Example configuration format available in the plugin's distribution.

🧩 Who It Is For

• Survival and SMP servers that want decorative seating.
• Roleplay and community servers adding immersion features.
• Small to medium servers looking for a lightweight mechanic to improve building aesthetics.

🏗️ Example Use Cases

• Allow players to right-click stairs to sit during roleplay events.
• Create special seating blocks (e.g., thrones or benches) by defining custom layouts targeting specific block types.
• Restrict access to premium seats by requiring a layout-specific permission.

🔐 Permissions

Note: the plugin configuration supports enabling per-layout permission checks and specifying the permission node format.

⚙️ Installation

📥 Setup

• Download the plugin JAR from an official distribution (catalog or repository) and place it in your server plugins/ directory.
• Restart the server and check the server console to confirm the plugin loaded.

🧾 Configuration

• The plugin provides a YAML configuration (example entries shown in the distribution) that defines sitables with named layouts.
• Each layout can set: the entity type, whether a saddle is used, position offsets (x, y, z), the block-check mode (BLOCKDATA or BLOCKS), and an optional permission block with require: true and name to define per-layout permission nodes.

🧠 Technical Notes

• The plugin is distributed under the MIT license.
• It supports configuration-driven layout definitions and does not require additional plugins by default.
• Confirmed supported server platforms (from distribution metadata): Folia, Paper, Purpur, Spigot.
• Confirmed supported Minecraft versions (as listed by the distribution): 26.1–26.1.1, 1.21.x, 1.20.x, 1.19.x, 1.18.x, 1.17.x, 1.16.x, 1.15.x, 1.14.x, 1.13.x.

🤝 When This Plugin Is Useful

If you want simple, configurable seating on stairs or custom blocks without client mods, Sit provides layout-based control over which blocks are sitable, how the player is positioned, and whether a permission is required for each layout.